Peter Lefcourt is a refugee from the trenches of Hollywood, where he has distinguished himself as a writer and producer of film and television.Here he dreamcasts an adaptation of his new novel, Purgatory Gardens:
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MARCY GRAY, the aging actress and eternal ingénue: Meryl Streep.
SAMMY DEE, the ex-mafioso in Witness Protection: If we can’t bring James Gandolfini back, I’d go with Jack Nicholson.
DIDIER ONYEKACHUKWU, the former corrupt Minister of Finance of Upper Volta: Morgan Freeman.
EVELYN DUBOFF, intrepid private eye and Palm Springs yenta: Kathy Bates.
MARSHAL DILLON, the federal marshal and Sammy’s conduit to the outside world: Kevin Spacey.
WALT and BIFF KELLER, father-and-son hit men, and patio deck installers: Tom and Colin Hanks.
Publishers Weekly pronounced the book “a novel ready made for the movies.” Who am I to disagree with them?
--Marshal Zeringue
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